Sustainability & The Sea

We're back! Let's talk about everything that happened at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, just how big the milestones were, and what it really means for our ocean. Missed you :) Join Futureswell!

Lets dive into the single tool you need to protect planet ocean, together. Topics: good ocean news, advocacy, how to take action with lawmakersFind ALL your elected officials: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officialsGet scripts with 5calls: https://5calls.orgJoin the ocean climate collective channel: https://www.instagram.com/carissaandclimate/?hl=enJoin Futureswell!

"We as young people need to step into our own power!" Mark Haver is an ocean climate policy advocate who works with Sustainable Ocean Alliance to organize youth leaders for impact. We discuss his path toward this work, and how to effectively organize for the future we want during the incoming U.S. administration. Connect with Mark Haver!

"We will never clean beaches out of this mess, we need big systemic change.” Letʻs talk ocean solutions with Dr. Chad Nelson, a lifetime waterman and CEO of Surfrider Foundation. Surfrider is the worldsʻ largest grassroots network dedication to the protection and enjoyment of the ocean. In the last 6 months, Surfrider has sued Exxon Mobil, established a new Climate Action Program, supported a new marine sanctuary, and celebrated 40 years of impact. We talk through ways you all can join their network, the importance of policy and advocacy, and what it means to build and share case studies of ocean solutions. Get Involved with Surfrider!

"I wish I could go back and take this program" Gap years give young adults a chance to experience the world while building unforgettable memories before college. We sit down with Michael Richards to dive into how his Environmental Gap year program on Hawaiʻi Island is charting a new path for sustainability-minded leaders.

Carissa met with the State Department to learn about their ocean policy progress - here is how it went. Connect with FutureSwell

Everything you need to know about deep sea mining as an ocean conservation issue, and how to stop it with us. Action Toolkits: - Tell Congress in the U.S. to oppose DSM! - @look_down_action DSM toolkit - Follow Sustainable Ocean Alliance for updates and @oxygenproject and @look_down_action

Happy shark week! Today we sit down with PhD shark ecologist and science communicator John Hlavin (@marinebiojohn) to talk all things sharks, his winding road to his PhD, and his goals for his content. This is a must listen for those aspiring shark researcher! Support our ocean merch

Tune into an ocean climate trauma dump as Carissa processes that Iceland reopening whaling while simultaneously celebrating progress against deep sea mining. This episode dives into how we carry the full range of emotions as ocean advocates.

"We need more people in the ocean space." McKenzie is a lot of things - a sustainable seafood advocate, a science creator, a naturalist, and the girl who was always dancing in Ruth Gateʻs lab. Listen to her story and us talk about her journey in marine science, applying for graduate school now, and how content creation fits into all of it.

"You leave fundamentally changed as an ocean conservationist." Join this chaotic 1:1 debrief with Carissa sharing the BTS of Our Ocean Greece, the worlds largest annual ocean conference, from meeting Sylvia Earle to what the real potential of these spaces are. Stay updated with SOA

"You don't have to be a marine biologist to do this work. The field is shifting for everyone." Sean Russel is the Director of Youth Engagement for EarthEcho, and a lifetime ocean steward who has spearheaded conservation solutions from hosting youth-led summits to building ambassador programs under EarthEcho, founded by Jacques Cousteau's son and granddaughter.

“This is exactly what I wish I knew.” Carissa and Alex answer your questions about building a career in ocean conservation! Submit questions to be featured at hello@futureswell.org Learn More about FutureSwell

"You donʻt have to go because I just summarized it all for you" If youʻve ever wanted to join a climate conference, this is for you! Carissa summarizes the biggest takeaways from Aspen Ideas: Climate Future Leaders Summit including how to shift deep narratives, music festivals as a climate pathway, and some big tips on what weʻre slacking on to save the planet. Stay connected with Aspen Future Leaders

"Your most powerful tool for change is your personal story." Carissa and Alex debrief after her trip to Washington D.C. with World Wildlife Fund to lobby for federal plastic legislation. She shares the truth behind the experience! This is for all futureswellies interested in policy and advocacy. Register to vote

"People know climate change is the largest threat to our reef, but less than 5% know what climate action they can take to do something about it." Learn from social scientists Dr. Yolanda Waters and Executive Director of Divers for Climate, an Australia-based org working to mobilize dive communities around climate advocacy to save the Great Barrier Reef. We deep dive her social science research, showing exactly how to talk about ocean climate action, and learn more about how her org is making waves to save the reef. Learn more about Divers for Climate

Have you every wanted to go to a climate conference? This week Futureswell is headed back to Aspen Ideas: Climate again this year, so weʻre resharing the experience from last year.

"This episode is for people who are curious how other parts of the world are implementing ocean conservation at the community based level." After some hot takes about how rapid development and the portrayal of Bali online is harmful, Alex & Carissa discuss the ocean conservation solutions they experienced first-hand including coral restoration, beach clean ups, local food systems, sea turtle rehabilitation, and more. Nuansa Pulau Coral Restoration: https://www.instagram.com/nuansapulaupenida/?hl=en Nusa Penida Ecotourism https://www.instagram.com/ecotourismnusapenida/?hl=en --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"If you are passionate about it, your skill is needed." In our first two on one interview, we sit down with Lydia and Sarah, co-hosts of the new Ocean Stories podcast. Ocean Stories focuses on reaching people with fun, entertaining, and positive ocean content so we can be inspired to protect it. Listen to Ocean Stories

"We can make a powerful change - ship smart, ship less." Our current shipping industry accounts for 2% of global emissions - even though zero emission alternatives exist. We sit down with Alejandra Terán of SAILCARGO to discuss how they are charting a new course for this industry, guided by sustainable materials and practices. Learn more about SAILCARGO Website: https://www.sailcargo.inc/en/shipping Stories: https://www.youtube.com/@sailcargo Instagram: instagram.com/sailcargo Nonprofit: https://astilleroverde.org/ Connect with Futureswell Ocean-minded merch: ⁠https://www.bonfire.com/store/futureswell/⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/futureswell/?hl=en⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@futureswell⁠ Our newsletter: ⁠⁠https://futureswell.beehiiv.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“Whatever you love and believe in, put those values to work in your career.” To kick off season 4, we sit down to hear the personal story of Pat Schnettler, cofounder of 12tides, a growing kelp chip brand. We discuss how he went from working in the industrial fishing industry to building a regenerative ocean farming that support kelp forests, farmers, and protects our planet. You can now support 12Tides and all the incredible work they do by purchasing at Whole Foods. Ocean-minded merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/futureswell/ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/futureswell/?hl=en⁠ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@futureswell Our newsletter: ⁠https://futureswell.beehiiv.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"That was THIS YEAR?!" Alex and Carissa reflect over the milestones Futureswell took in 2023, from our campaigns to our media channels to whatʻs in store for 2024. We couldnʻt be here without you all, so thank you for wanting to save the ocean with us. See you in 2024! Futureswell merch drop! Follow us on Instagram⁠ Subscribe to ⁠The Ripple⁠ | Our monthly Blue Newsletter Blue messages: text "TCC" to (833) 522-0992 to ocean reminders Our campaigns: https://beacons.ai/futureswell --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“The most cost effective solutions is simply putting things back to the way it used to be before we overdeveloped.” Weʻre already locked into certain environmental changes, so we break down all things adaptation and mitigation with Hailey Campbell in Part 2 of our interview with her. We discuss Care About Climate, resources for you to engage in climate solutions, and how environmental adaptation ranges by area (heat stress or hurricanes?!) Ocean-minded merch: new collection https://www.bonfire.com/store/futureswell/?utm_source=futureswell.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-ripple-november-2023 Most recent ripple newsletter: https://futureswell.beehiiv.com/p/november-2023 COP28 ocean climate updates: https://www.instagram.com/futureswell/ Connect with Hailey: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hailey_campbell/⁠ Care About Climate: ⁠https://www.careaboutclimate.org/ ⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/careaboutclimate/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“You have to go in with a plan, and we need to work together.” COP28 begins November 2023, with outcomes and climate commitments shared by mid-December. Consider this your COP crash course. This week we sit down with Hailey Campbell, a youth climate organizer who has dedicated most of her career to pushing for climate solutions internationally, especially during the annual Conference of Parties. We talk all things COP28 including what it is, what the zones mean, how young people can get there, what negotiations are a priority this year, and what a “successful,” COP28 would look like. Connect with Hailey: https://www.instagram.com/hailey_campbell/ Care About Climate: https://www.careaboutclimate.org/ https://www.instagram.com/careaboutclimate/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"If Lauren didn't save me, I would have drowned." In part 2, Carissa and Alex share two more near-death experiences in the ocean. Alex gets a tsunami scared while living off-grid in a remote island at sea level, and Carissa panics in the biggest waves she's ever experienced on the North Shore of O'ahu (as a new surfer). Sign up for blue messages to protect the ocean: ⁠Text "thinkblue" to (833) 522-0992⁠

"Did you really think you were going to die?" Carissa and Alex recount two near-death, quite sketchy ocean stories they both had, and explain exactly what happened. Alex ran out of air in Alaska at 60 feet, and Carissa ran out of gas on a zodiac offshore. Next week, come back for two more. Sign up for blue messages to protect the ocean: Text "thinkblue" to (833) 522-0992

“Its about doing more good for our ocean, not less bad.” Founded in 2019, Seatrees and Sustainable Surfʻs is build solutions that our ocean desperately needs, and how you can support them. We sit down with Alena Riggs to learn all the details, from the growth of their ecoboards to activating the surf community, reforesting the ocean through seatrees and blue carbon ecosystems, and their ocean positive certification.  Connect with Sustainable Surf & SeaTrees: Instagram Sustainable Surf and Seatrees Tiktok Sustainable Surf Sign up for their newsletter and plant a mangrove https://sea-trees.org/pages/newsletter-signup Website: Sustainable Surf Connect with Futureswell Subscribe to The Ripple, our monthly blue newsletter: ⁠https://futureswell.beehiiv.com⁠ Blue messages & Action Resources: ⁠https://beacons.ai/futureswell⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“Youre not going to make as much money as a big oil executive. But there is so much opportunity in this field and its only growing.” Today we sit down to answer the most burning question we get - how much money can you make in this field? We discuss job options, what can influence salary, and creative ways to make money in a field that is changing rapidly. Subscribe to The Ripple, our monthly blue newsletter: https://futureswell.beehiiv.com Blue messages & Action Resources: https://beacons.ai/futureswell Learn more about Symbrosia Seaweed: https://symbrosia.co/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"This work is ours to do." Today, Carissa sits down 1:1 to discuss the importance of climate protests, why this yearʻs climate week is important, and breaks down how ocean conservation and climate action is one in the same. Links mentioned: Fight fossil fuels Subscribe the ⁠The Ripple⁠, our monthly blue newsletter Follow Futureswell on ⁠Instagram⁠ Follow Futureswell on ⁠Tiktok⁠ Subscribe to Futureswell on ⁠Youtube --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"My goal has always been to make sustainability cool." Today we sit down with Alex Schulze of 4Ocean and discuss how he turned a new business into a movement for clean oceans. We go back to how it all began, the business model he used to create jobs and impact, and the importance of sharing your passion + purpose through storytelling. This episode is a must listen. Learn more about 4Ocean Follow 4Ocean on Instagram Subscribe the The Ripple, our monthly blue newsletter Follow Futureswell on Instagram Follow Futureswell on Tiktok Subscribe to Futureswell on Youtube --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"If you have an idea and a skillset, you should try." Today Alex sits down with a group of inspiring high school students who came together on their own to develop solutions to illegal and unregulated fishing threats to the ocean - using coding and artificial intelligence. Their project, DEEPSEAS, is an incredible example of what is possible when passionate people work together to build the future they want. ⁠FutureSwell Instagram⁠ Carissaandclimate on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Tiktok⁠ ⁠The Ripple: A Monthly Blue Newsletter ⁠by Futureswell --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"National Geographic would have paid to be here." Carissa and Alex sit down to reflect on their bucket list trip to the San Juan Islands to see orcas, and all the conservation lessons we can use as templates. We share our incredible experience seeing transient orcas in the wild, watching them hunt, and the deep knowledge the naturalists had. We also discuss some sustainability tourism approaches the island had, and how whale watching economies can be used to accelerate ocean protection. ⁠FutureSwell Youtube⁠ ⁠FutureSwell Instagram⁠ Carissaandclimate on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Tiktok⁠ ⁠The Ripple: A Monthly Blue Newsletter ⁠by Futureswell --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"PFJ is so deeply rooted in privilege and access, sustainability was rooted out of survival and low income folks have been practicing this for so much longer." Plastic Free July is attractive to sustainability-minded folks for a number of reasons, but I wanted to highlight all the lessons Iʻve learned along the way so you donʻt have to learn them the hard way - all from my backyard (sorry for wind!) This episode is full of easy information on the systemic challenges to a plastic free society, and the ways plastic pollution is connected to capitalism, climate, human health, infertility, consumerism, and more. Let me know what you think! Break Free From Plastic FutureSwell Youtube FutureSwell Instagram Carissaandclimate on Instagram and Tiktok The Ripple: A Monthly Blue Newsletter by Futureswell --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"We need to make sure these stories end up on the same platform." If you've ever asked "how can I live for a better ocean?" this episode is for you. Today we sit down with someone I've looked up to for a long time, Andrew Lewin. He is the host of "How to Protect the Ocean," one of the original ocean conservation podcasts for almost 10 years of episodes. We discuss the importance of science communication, podcasts, media, and how we can translate ocean stories into policy, action, and behavior change. Listen to Andrew's podcast "How to Protect the Ocean" FutureSwell ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Tiktok⁠, ⁠Youtube⁠ Follow us:⁠ @carissaandclimate⁠  ⁠The Ripple: ⁠our monthly blue newsletter⁠⁠ Blue Messages: Text "thinkblue" to 833-522-0992  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"I want to be friends with people who want to clean up trash on a Saturday." This episode is for listeners that are just beginning their sustainability journey, and want to #Unlittertheirhabits and life! Shannon from Unlitter sit down to discuss how the Unlitter team began a national community as college students, and brought waste solutions to life: from biodegradable glitter to thrift fashion shows to hosting a year-round internship program. *This episode has internship opportunities* Get in touch with Unlitter: Unlitter Instagram Unlitter website FutureSwell Instagram, Tiktok, Youtube Follow us: @carissaandclimate  The Ripple: ⁠our monthly blue newsletter⁠ Blue Messages: Text "thinkblue" to 833-522-0992  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

How did you spend World Ocean Day? FutureSwell founders, Alex and Carissa, sit down to share with you all of our WOD adventures with the work we did with community organizations! FutureSwell first joined up with Parley for the Oceans alongside Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and Ambassadors for Aloha help restore costal habitat and share it. Then we went to Ocean Fest at WaiKai to connect with surfers, beachgoers, and water people to help build pathways toward ocean conservation. Finally, Carissa and Kuleana Coral Restoration taught residents and visitors how to fragment and outplant corals that are heavily affected by the climate crisis. If you are interested in diving deeper into the topics discussed in this episode, check out the organizations listed above along with: Clean the Block Initiative Shut Down Red Hill Surfrider Oahu Chapter Oahu Water Protectors And stay tuned for the new drop of ocean minded merch! Follow us: @carissaandclimate @futureswell Read The Ripple: ⁠our monthly blue newsletter⁠ Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow FutureSwell on ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠TikTok --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“If you're in a position to do something, you have to do something.” Today we sit down with Max Kushner, a diver and ocean conservationist based on Hawai'i Island. We talk through what is needed to make diving a career, what responsible diving looks like and how we can all support it, the importance of policy, and shark finning and conservation. This episode is great for anyone Follow Max on ⁠Tiktok⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠ Project Hui - https://www.projecthiu.com FutureSwell The Ripple: Monthly Blue Newsletter Ocean-minded Merch Store FutureSwell resources FutureSwell Instagram, Tiktok, Youtube --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

Today we share and discuss three examples of ocean conservation solutions that could be replicated and applied elsewhere, including sea turtle conservation campaign in Palau, a bottom-up marine protected area approach in Chile, and the approach to tourism management in the Galápagos Islands. Consider how you can replicate these solution models for your own work or community. Mentioned: FutureSwell on Youtube Project Hui Work for Humankind Program in Robinson Crusoe, Chile (Lenovo) Ocean Resources: The Ripple: ⁠⁠our monthly blue newsletter⁠⁠ Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Tiktok Sustainability shop: ⁠⁠⁠ocean-minded merch⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“You don't have to confine yourself to one type of expression.” Today Carissa sits down with Max Sano, a Gen Z founder of Greenzine, an interdisciplinary, intersectional and multimedia storytelling platform by youth leaders working to raise public awareness on underreported environmental topics. We talk about the need for better climate coverage, in many forms, and how YOU can contribute as a creator, writer, and communicator, and drop some job opportunities! Apply to be a Greenzine contributor: https://www.greenzine.org Greenzine website: https://www.greenzine.org Follow greenzine: https://www.instagram.com/the_greenzine/ Connect with Max Sano, founder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-sano-289888169/ Follow us: @carissaandclimate @futureswell Read the Ripple: ⁠our monthly blue newsletter⁠ Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow TCC on ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠Tiktok --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"It was the soft skills all along." Sit down with us while we dish out the most valuable advice for future ocean conservationists over some late morning coffee. We had to learn all these lessons the hard way, so you donʻt have to! We speak on schools, programs, skills to gain, and building your network. Marine bio resume builder Blue Jobs the Ripple: ⁠⁠our monthly blue newsletter⁠⁠ Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow TCC on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Tiktok TCC Sustainability shop: ⁠⁠⁠ocean-minded merch⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“If weʻre compassionate and care about the environment and future generations, we need to ask ourselves if we are living every day in a way that allows our values to shine through? And voting.” We sit down with one of the most inspiring people Iʻve had a privilege to work with, Doorae Shin, an activist for a lifetime and incredible environmentalist. We recount her journey in advocacy and activism, starting from her early years and first win - instate the first campus-wide styrofoam ban at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2014. She opens the curtain to how transformational policy gets passed, including her personal story of how local elections decided by less than 100 votes ultimately resulted in passing bill 40 in 2019, a widespread plastic ban for Hawaiʻi and one of the most comprehensive single use plastic ban in the nation that she was apart of. We discuss what mature activism looks like, how to sustain optimism, and how insidious industries use misinformation to stop policies that protect our planet and environment. She shares how her journey in nonprofit organizations lead her to going freelance to build wealth and progress many issues, just like me, and conclude with her goals for herself and advice for early-career change makers. Her story reminds me of the my favorite quote by Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of people can change the world, it is the only thing that ever has.” Keep up with Doorae impact work hawaiiimpact.org / @hiphipdoorae  goodfoodmvmt.org / @goodfoodmovement  clarityproject.org / @clarityhawaii centerforfoodsafety.org / @centerforfoodsafety Follow Carissa and TCC: @carissaandclimate @theconservationistcollective TCC Sustainability shop: ⁠ocean-minded merch⁠ Read the Ripple: ⁠our monthly blue newsletter⁠ Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow TCC on ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠Tiktok --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"We are all the ocean." Learn about the value of attending climate conferences as an early-career professional, how to make the most out of your experience, and how to get there in the first place. In this solo episode, Carissa recounts her experience as a speaker at Aspen Ideas Climate and representing the ocean in the climate conversation. Follow Carissa and TCC: @carissaandclimate @theconservationistcollective TCC Sustainability shop: ocean-minded merch Read the Ripple: our monthly blue newsletter Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow TCC on Instagram & Tiktok --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"I cannot go on with the knowledge of whatʻs coming without doing everything I can to stop it. I canʻt look away from this, and frankly, I donʻt understand people who can." Join us for a conversation with Dr. Peter Kalmus, a NASA climate scientist, also known as the climate activist who chained himself to Chase Bank in LA in 2022. Peter shares exactly how to make the climate movement more powerful than the fossil fuel industry, and what it means to change the climate social fabric of society. We touch on what climate disobedience is, how the media is falling short on communicating climate, climate disinformation and his personal journey with activism, ecoanxiety, and staying motivated. We answer questions like: How can we hold the folks responsible accountable? What is the best thing to do to take action? How do we co-create a resilient climate movement, and de-escalate divisions inside it? I loved hearing Peterʻs perspective, especially his own approach to attacking social norms and what he personally gains from his own activism experiences. Keep an open mind, and join the climate party when youʻre done. - Divest from fossil fuel funding using tools like Bank for Good and Atmos Financial Dr. Kalmus civil disobedience protest at Chase Bank on April 2022 Earth Hero App - make an impact with the climate app Peter co-founded - Read the Ripple: our monthly blue newsletter Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 TCC Sustainability shop: ocean-minded merch Follow TCC on Instagram & Tiktok --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"Seek out opportunities to explore our ocean as much as you can." Carissa interviews her friend and colleague Dr. Adam Pack, a researcher who has been studying dolphins and whales in Hawaiian waters for the last twenty years. We worked on the same team during the September 2022 National Geographic expedition studying cetacean vocalizations in Hawaiian waters. What I love about Adam is how much I can learn from his generation of ocean discovery, and his dedication to science communication. While this episode is more focused on cetacean science, it truly conveys where the field of marine mammal acoustics is at this time. Come along with us while we interview Adam about his expedition research objectives, his career, all things dolphins and whales, and nuggets of wisdom he has to share for aspiring marine mammal biologists. The Dolphin Institute: Dr. Adam Packʻs nonprofit UH Hilo Marine Mammal Lab Learn more about Dr. Packʻs research - TCC Sustainability shop: ocean-minded merch Read the Ripple: our monthly blue newsletter Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow TCC on Instagram & Tiktok --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"Get in the water." Blue mind is the area of research and understanding of the ways that water makes us more focused, centered, calm, present, creative, and content. Dr. Nichols pioneered this concept through his book, Blue Mind Theory, as part of his career as a marine biologist and conservationist. We sit down for a lovely conversation about his journey, the different types of water that can support blue mind, his process as an innovator of this space, and how we can all find our own blue mind personal and unique to us. This episode is for listeners looking for tools to experience more peace in their day to day, and those of us who feel a deep connection to water. Carissa's blue mind challenge on Tiktok Blue mind challenge on Youtube Learn more & support Dr. Nichols' work Subscribe to Blue Mind newsletter Linked In Blue Mind Theory book TCC Sustainability shop: ocean-minded merch Read the Ripple: our monthly blue newsletter Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow TCC on Instagram & Tiktok --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“Itʻs not just governments or nonprofits, businesses can have a huge impact on climate change.” Can we reach our climate goals globally if businesses donʻt change? Jenny Morgans works to help businesses do better for the planet - from carbon removal to carbon avoidance to certifications and changing their internal systems. She provides tools and pathways for companies to make a real change and helps them get there, and the most effective ways for us as consumers to push companies to do better. Sustainability shop: ocean-minded merch Read the Ripple: our monthly blue newsletter Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow TCC on Instagram & Tiktok Get in touch with Jenny on LinkedIn or via email: jmorgan@tradewater.us | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennymevents/ Jennyʻs consulting firm: Pact Three https://pactthree.com/ Tradewater: https://tradewater.us/ Carbon Neutral Collective & Business Carbon Calculator: https://cnc.tradewater.us/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“It has always been trash for me.” Come listen to marine debris-ologist Lauren Chamberlain talk about how she has dedicated her life to protecting our oceans against plastic pollution, and what the biggest sources of marine debris are from a first-hand perspective. From hosting beach clean ups as a kid to running a marine debris program to participating in expeditions to clean up fishing gear from the northwestern Hawaiian Islands with Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP), Lauren's journey represents a lifelong passion and dedication to protecting our ocean. If you feel called to work in plastic pollution and waste solutions, this episode is for you. Marine Bio Resume Builder Toolkit Ocean-Minded Merch Store Follow Lauren on Instagram Learn more and support PMDP Find a Surfrider chapter near you Connect with us. The Ripple: A Blue Newsletter Blue Messages: Text "TCC" to 833-522-0992 Follow TCC on Instagram & Tiktok --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

"What did we do this year? What didnʻt we do this year?" Alex and Carissa sit down over wine to review what exactly our team did this year at The Conservationist Collective. From the projects we supported, the media campaigns we ran, or the clients we worked with, our goal was to bring you into the trenches of what our company and work is like behind the scenes. Thank you for an incredible community with this podcast and being part of it all with us - this is just the beginning. The best is yet to come. Hawaiʻi Green Fee | Follow Instagram Pledge to Our Keiki Lenovo Work for Humankind Initiative Pathways to Progress Earth Month Campaign - TCC Instagram 10 Year Countdown | Our short film on Waterbear Subscribe to The Ripple | Our monthly Blue Newsletter The Conservationist Collective Tiktok Un:touched the film Harvard Science Communication Case Study Blue messages: text "TCC" to (833) 522-0992 to ocean reminders National Geographic expedition field log TCC International Coastal Cleanup Recap Support us & our ocean-minded merch collection --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“Young people might think they canʻt get a job in marine conservation, but they CAN. Now is the time.” Dr. David Vaughan is a coral restoration expert, founder of Plant a Million Corals, and passionate conservationist. He is responsible for developing coral micro-fragmentation by accident, which is an extremely effective coral restoration technique that is widely used today (including in Hawaiʻi). He is on the pursuit to plant coral reefs at scale and bring coral restoration to the masses, and he just released his new book, Secret Life of Corals, to do just that. During our lovely conversation he shared his journey, thoughts on ocean conservation approaches, his opinion of social media, and his best advice for young people. This was such a lovely conversation, I immediately donated to his foundation afterwards. If you feel the same, I encourage you to support his work in some way, too. Subscribe the The Ripple our monthly blue newsletter Plant a Million Corals - donate & follow their instagram Secret Life of Corals Active Coral Restoration Techniques --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

Made by ocean people, for ocean people. Led by two marine conservationists committed to building bridges, Sustainability & The Sea is a collection of conversations about saving our ocean - what are the problems, who is solving them, how itʻs being done, and how we can all participate. Made for the ocean-minded, this show will introduce you to the challenges our ocean faces, and the amazing people making waves across the world. Letʻs dive in! A production of The Conservationist Collective Hosted by Carissa Cabrera and Alex Filardo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support

“Ask those who know more than you, ask questions to people you believe have the answers, and ask yourself what you can bring to the table for our ocean.” After returning from COP27 in Egypt, Bodhi Patil sits down with us to share the biggest ocean takeaways from the experience, and his messages to youth. As a young ocean climate solutionist, Bodhi is personally building bridges and programs that represent the future he wants to create for his generation. He has a lot to say, including exactly the ways that organizations and institutions need to step up as leaders and use an intergenerational and intersectional approach. He shares his story, his work, his advice for fellow young people, and his key messages for all of us. This episode feels like a breath of fresh air, 80% of which came from the ocean. :) Subscribe the The Ripple our monthly blue newsletter Follow Bodhi on Instagram and One World One Breath campaign Get Involved with Parley for the Oceans Ocean Uprise Youth Program - Internship open now Learn more about sustainable fishery tech with On Deck Fisheries COP27 Takeaways - Bodhiʻs Blog Post COP27 Takeaways Report Topics mentioned: New MPA at the Red Sea Announced at COP27 Race to Zero Emissions in the Shipping Industry Fossil Fuels Nonproliferation Treaty - Sign on --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sustainabilityandthesea/support